Chapter 701: 1, Why can't you take a joke!!

It was late at night, and lying on the bed in the bedroom, Naoki Nagayama suffered from insomnia for the first time in a long while.

After buying the latest pager in Akihabara, he naturally did what lovers do after returning to the Mountain Cherry Garden with Akina. However, the "sage time" coincided with the restlessness in his heart, causing Naoki Nagayama, who usually slept well, to stare blankly with his eyes open.

There is a genre of "infinite flow" novels in his past life, where the Lord God sends reincarnators into different movies. So, for a reincarnator, what is the most important advantage... the plot.

It wasn't so obvious when he was just a copycat before, but now that the fourth generation of the Yamaguchi-gumi had died ahead of schedule, it must have something to do with Naoki Nagayama... the KTV business of the Nagayama Group, the remonstrance of Hibari Misora, the rebellion of the Yamaguchi-gumi branch in Tokyo...

For Naoki Nagayama, he had changed the plot~

Will everything in the future still follow the established history?! The Plaza Accord in '85, the bubble burst in '90, Japan's lost thirty years...

Or, closer to Naoki Nagayama, will there be any accidents with the acquisition of Fujitsu General Air Conditioning at the end of the year?

Thinking about the butterfly effect hadn't been this real before, but this night made it hard for Naoki Nagayama to sleep.

The cold air from the air conditioner blew in, and Naoki Nagayama pulled the thin quilt up a little, covering the shoulders and back of his girlfriend exposed to the air.

Akina in his right arm was already asleep, her fine breathing hitting Naoki Nagayama's neck, carrying a faint, warm sensation. Looking sideways, he could only see her fair cheeks and her tightly closed eyes under the moonlight.

Looking out into the distance beyond the window, the shadows of high-rise buildings could be faintly seen under the moonlight, along with faint, bubble-like lights... colorful, making one feel like they were in a dream.

The next morning, Akina Mori touched Naoki Nagayama's forehead with some strangeness.

"Naoki-san, are you sick? Why are you so listless?" Then the little girlfriend saw her boyfriend's bloodshot eyes, "And there are so many bloodshot eyes too..."

"Probably didn't sleep well~" Naoki Nagayama smiled, comforted Akina, and then got up to wash up.

In the restaurant downstairs, the morning newspaper had already been delivered. Unsurprisingly, the headlines were all about the death of Masahisa Takenaka, and many commentators were discussing whether the Yamaguchi-gumi would launch retaliatory actions, etc.

"A big shot of the Yamaguchi-gumi died, will it have such a big impact~"

Akina Mori brought over the rice, saw Naoki Nagayama reading the headline report, and asked with some curiosity.

"After all, it's the Yamaguchi-gumi~"

Naoki Nagayama put down the newspaper. He didn't care about the death of Masahisa Takenaka; he cared about what changes would happen to history afterward.

"Akina, the Yakuza might be very chaotic recently...... If there are any offline activities, don't go to Kobe." Naoki Nagayama reminded Akina.

"I won't go!" Akina Mori shook her head, "The remaining activities this week are mainly the All-Idol Sports Meet, and the others are all announcements in Tokyo."

"That's good~"

At this time, Akina seemed to remember something,

"Naoki-san, will you come to cheer for me during the sports meet?"

"Eh? Me?" Naoki Nagayama looked up and saw Akina's hopeful gaze, "It seems I can only go to cheer at the closing ceremony...."

"The closing ceremony, huh~"

Akina stuffed the fried egg into her mouth and made an inexplicable sound, but her mood was obviously very happy.

After Akina was picked up by Fusunori Akiko, Naoki Nagayama also drove to the studio.

"Naoki-san, morning!"

Yukika Suzuki greeted him very happily.

"Ah, Yukika-chan, morning to you too~"

After saying this, Naoki Nagayama hurried into the editing room. He wanted to finish editing "Kikujiro's Summer" as soon as possible.

Xing Jiahua, who came over from another department, saw Yukika Suzuki, who was lost in thought, and was a little puzzled:

"Yukika-chan, did something happen?"

"It's Naoki-san who came, today..... I always feel something is different!"

Xing Jiahua helplessly patted her shoulder: "Yukika-chan, are you infatuated again?!"

"Oh, no!" Yukika Suzuki shook her head, "It's that Naoki-san looks like he has a lot on his mind today."

"Oh?" Xing Jiahua didn't believe it, "Looks like he has more on his mind than Yukika-chan!"

"You....."

Naoki Nagayama didn't know about the laughter of the two receptionists, but the other three people in the editing room seemed to have noticed that Naoki Nagayama was a little urgent today.

He used to be very efficient when editing, but the working atmosphere was always very relaxed. However, today, the orders Naoki Nagayama gave were very concise, and his face was very serious, making the two people other than Kijima Xu a little trembling. This is the majesty of a great director!

"The long shot of walking on the road and the long shot by the sea, as well as the long shot of Masao leaving after returning to Tokyo, these three correspond to each other, which is the beginning, arrival at the destination, and end of a trip..... I specifically used long shots when filming......"

Naoki Nagayama explained to them the key points of movie filming and the importance of editing.

"Therefore, when editing, it must be more delicate, and the camera transition should be softer....."

More than three hours of dull work and teaching calmed Naoki Nagayama's restless mood, but it also made his spirit a little tired. Naoki Nagayama, pinching the bridge of his nose, came to the office at noon.

"Otomo-san~"

"Naoki-san...... didn't sleep well yesterday?"

Kuniharu Morikawa saw Naoki Nagayama's abnormality at a glance, and then thought that Naoki Nagayama went to pick up Akina Mori after the award ceremony yesterday...... so he showed a lewd smile,

"Young people, you still have to be restrained...... can't ruin your body....."

"......." Naoki Nagayama was speechless, "Otomo-san, can you be more serious!"

"Hahaha, alright, alright, I won't say it~" Kuniharu Morikawa laughed, "Oh, by the way, there is one more thing...... The profit-sharing contract for Yukiko Okada has also been signed. I have already faxed the song you gave yesterday to Yukiko Okada's agency."

"Oh? Does that side have any opinions on the song?"

"Of course not, they are too happy to laugh...... After all, it's Naoki-san's song!"

"Hehe~"

Naoki Nagayama smiled reluctantly. Another act of borrowing information from later generations, the consequences of this act..... will probably cause the original singer to have no famous songs a few years later? Perhaps there are other unknown influences.....

"Naoki-san, what's wrong with you today? Feel a bit...... tired?" Kuniharu Morikawa saw that Naoki Nagayama's mood seemed a bit abnormal.

Naoki Nagayama waved his hand. He couldn't tell Kuniharu Morikawa the inside story, so he just found a random reason:

"Ah, it's about the investment of Tree Friend Capital, which is just at a critical node."

"I see....." Kuniharu Morikawa really stopped asking.

However, Naoki Nagayama's reason made him think of something very important recently...... The announcement of Tree Friend Capital's shareholding should have been released, and the public tender offer request should have been submitted to General Air Conditioning, right?

There shouldn't be any variables, right?

At noon, he still went to eat with Kuniharu Morikawa, and on the way back, the two talked about Shizuka Kudo, who had just been recruited into the fold.

"Shizuka-chan's concert, the official time is September 14, next Friday morning...... Houjin Life Hall...."

"Will Naoki-san really go?"

Naoki Nagayama smiled: "Haha, of course I have to go..... However, Otomo-san has invited me many times, looks like Shizuka-chan is very popular!"

When other idols debuted or had other concerts, Kuniharu Morikawa didn't support them so much.

"That's true, I went to watch Shizuka Kudo's live performance several times before. This little girl seems to have a strange magic, making an old man like me who is over fifty very fond of her."

Kuniharu Morikawa touched his Mediterranean head, and the scene of Shizuka Kudo's performance popped up in his head again.

This fifteen-year-old little girl, with a delicate and innocent soft face, has a unique stubborn temperament, full of youthful spirit and liveliness. The strong contrast gives Shizuka Kudo a unique charm.

Among a group of female idols who pursue gentleness and have no aggressiveness, she is particularly prominent and is very favored by older men.....

"Otomo-san....." Naoki Nagayama looked at Kuniharu Morikawa with a strange gaze, "You don't want to engage in any unspoken rules, do you!"

"?"

Kuniharu Morikawa reacted after a pause, and immediately opened his eyes wide:

"You guy, Naoki, why are you so dirty inside!"

"For Shizuka-chan, it's a kind of love from an elder to a junior granddaughter!!! This kind of pure emotion! Absolutely does not contain other factors!"

Looking at Kuniharu Morikawa's very angry look, Naoki Nagayama quickly apologized:

"Hai hai hai, sumimasen, it's my heart that is not clean....."

"I was just joking, didn't expect Otomo-san to take it seriously...... Hahaha~"

I don't know why, Kuniharu Morikawa felt even more unhappy after hearing this......

"......."

It's like when a colleague wrongly accused you, and then said "I was joking with you, why can't you take a joke~".

"Naoki-san....."

"Hmm?"

"Talk less in the future......"

"......."

In the office building of General Air Conditioning, Yasuyuki Tamura was taking intern Naoto Kawabata to report to Chairman Kazutoshi Sonoda.

"Chairman...... regarding the investment institution that has been secretly acquiring our company's shares for some time, we have found it." Yasuyuki Tamura said, "It is a new company called Tree Friend Capital, a newcomer in the investment world, completely without the background of other large capital consortia."

Yasuyuki Tamura even said: "The person behind this company is a celebrity in the entertainment industry, Naoki Nagayama....."

Kazutoshi Sonoda sat behind the open office desk with his eyes closed: "Artist?"

"No, it's a well-known director..... and also a musician." Yasuyuki Tamura explained.

"Artist!"

Kazutoshi Sonoda opened his eyes and repeated it again, not a questioning tone but a positive one. In his eyes, those who mix in the entertainment industry, whether they are directors or musicians, are all artists.

"Just an artist, how dare he come to acquire our shares?"

"Uh...... this guy Naoki Nagayama has filmed many big-selling movies and has more than a dozen high-selling songs...... He has a large amount of liquid funds in his hands." Yasuyuki Tamura explained, "And he also used real estate and shares of his film production company, Tree Friend Films, to take out a loan of 5 billion...."

"5 billion?" Kazutoshi Sonoda nodded, "That's considered a bit of money......"

General Air Conditioning's performance has been mediocre in recent years, and the company's market value has been hovering around 100 billion, so 5 billion is already a lot.

"Then why does Naoki Nagayama want to acquire shares of General Air Conditioning? Could it be that he knows about Fujitsu's upcoming acquisition of us?!"

"Shouldn't be!" Chairman's assistant Yasuyuki Nakano quickly explained, "We have blocked the news about this matter very strictly. According to my investigation, Naoki Nagayama has absolutely no connections in the air conditioning manufacturing industry, and he has absolutely no way to know our internal news......"

After speaking, Chairman's assistant Yasuyuki Nakano glanced at the intern Naoto Kawabata, who was looking blank in the office, and said:

"Naoto Kawabata, right?"

"Hai....." The intern was trembling.

"Hmm, don't let a single word of the conversation in the office today spread out, you know?" Yasuyuki Nakano's face was calm, then turned to Yasuyuki Tamura, "Department Manager Tamura, let Kawabata-kun sign a confidentiality agreement later...... If he violates it, he can spend the rest of his life in prison!"

"!!!" The intern was full of shock. This is a threat, a face-to-face threat!

Chairman Kazutoshi Sonoda didn't take the scene of his assistant threatening the intern to heart at all, or rather, he intended to do so.

"Nakano!"

"Hai!"

"How can you be sure that Naoki Nagayama doesn't know?" Chairman Kazutoshi Sonoda looked at him.

"That....... Naoki Nagayama has currently acquired 5% of our shares....... and has already announced it....." Yasuyuki Nakano explained.

If he had known the exact news that Fujitsu was going to acquire General Air Conditioning in advance, then a truly capable investment fund would use more hidden methods to bet on both companies separately...... As for announcing it? Professional venture capital funds would not do it so openly.

Because if the news is announced, the stock prices of both companies will usher in a surge, and the investment fund will definitely not miss it.

"In addition, he also issued a public tender offer notice...... to continue to acquire 5% of our shares." Yasuyuki Nakano continued.

"Could it be that they still want to carry out a malicious acquisition?" Chairman Kazutoshi Sonoda was surprised.

Investment Department Manager Yasuyuki Tamura also directly stated the point:

"No, Naoki Nagayama's funds are not enough, whether it is the new Tree Friend Capital or borrowing from banks and other institutions, it is not enough......"

Intern Naoto Kawabata suddenly interjected:

"According to the operation mode of Tree Friend Capital in the past, this is actually a simple manipulation...... Previously, silently acquiring shares of General Air Conditioning has already caused the stock price to rise a lot, and now continuing to use the behavior of announcing and public tender offers continues to stimulate retail investors and attract hot money....."

Without seeing the look from Investment Department Manager Yasuyuki Tamura, intern Naoto Kawabata continued to give his conclusion:

"Actually, they just want to cut the leeks in the end! It's just that this time they happened to pick General Air Conditioning....."

"You mean, they are sitting on the dealer?" Chairman Kazutoshi Sonoda asked.

"Hai! Anyway, Tree Friend Capital also knows that without a public tender offer negotiated in advance, the company's big directors will not sell shares to them..... In the end, it is just a temporary stimulation."

Naoto Kawabata was full of confidence, as if he had seen through the truth of Naoki Nagayama's speculation.

Chairman Kazutoshi Sonoda didn't say much more, nodded to Yasuyuki Tamura and Naoto Kawabata, signaling them to go out, and then closed his eyes to think again. The chairman's assistant Yasuyuki Nakano stood respectfully by his side, not making a sound.

After a while, Kazutoshi Sonoda said to Yasuyuki Nakano:

"Nakano...... find someone to investigate Naoki Nagayama more deeply, you can use our connections in the government...... see if there is any support behind him."

"Hai!"

"I hope it's really just a manipulation..... Fujitsu has already confirmed that it will acquire our shares..... I hope there will be no twists and turns...."

"Hai!" ===== CHAPTER 702 =====